Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1887-12-16

the full extent OF the present law.
COMMON AND POISONOUS CoLoRs.
Common Aome. Chemical Nuns
Kings Yellow. ......... Sulphide of Arsenic
Cadmium yellow ...... Sulphide of Cadmium
Turner's yellow ....... .Oxychloride OF lead
Turpeth mineral. ..... Basic sulphate of mer.
curry.
Chrome yellow ........ .Chromate OF lead
Chrome zinc. .......... .Chromate of zinc
ctron va,Iow Chromate of barium
oo S0io" Chromate OF strontia
Naples yellow. ........ Oxides of lead and of
ant mOny.
yellow ocle Clay and hydrated fer.
ric oxide.
Mosaic gold ........... .Sulphde of tin.
Mlhlum OXIDE or lead.
Nermillion .............S ulphde OF mercury.
Purple red Basic chromate of mer-
curry.
Iodine scarlet ...........M ercuric iodide.
Realgar ..".......... Sulphide Of arsenic
Galothar '''''''''''' Ferrc oxide.
GREEN
G lrOmo cen. 900. Chronic oxide.
Cobalt green (Rimmam) Oxides of Cobalt and OF
zinc
Mountain green. ........ Malachite green.
Scheele'S green Arsenic of copper.
Nerdgrls. ...............B Basic acetate of "copper"
Emerald green. ........ Acetate Of arsenite OF
copper.
Ultra marine. ......... Silicate of alumina and
soda with sulphide Of
sodium.
Mountain blue ......... Malachite blue.
Smalts. .....t...........S iicate of cobalt and
potas ,ium.
Antwerp blue .. -,
Insoluble Pruss'n blue rerrlc ierrocyahioe'
Soluble Prussian blue. .Ferro potassio ferro-
cyanide.
BROWN
Manganese brown ..... Binoxide of mangan-
Vandyke brown....... Ferric oxide.
Burned sienna ....... | Clay colored with oxide
Burned lumber. of iron and mangan-
ese.
ORANGE.
Chrome orange. Bas ic chromate oflead.
MI AIherllng says he knows posi-
lively that nearly every color on the
above list is being used by bakers and
COME ctioners. Among the startling
discoveries made recently. and they
are all backed by affilavits of the ba-
kers and candy-makers. who came
voluntarily to the Office and confessed,
is that one of the largest drug
houses in the city sold chrome yellow
to baker, knowing the business of
the purchaser. even advised its use rs
a substitute for eggs. This baker says
that he went to the drug
house and asked for substitute
for eggs, and that sales
man, afterward Identified by both
Mr. Amerling and the baker,
advised chrome yellow, and
did not say any thing of its poison
one character or as to the quantity to
be used. A member of the firm was
present when the powder was bought.
Two aft lavits support this charge.
This same drug-house also sells large
supplies to breweries al of which are
authorizations. Glrc ,se is the principal
supply and this, Mr.. Amerling said, is
the safest of the many drugs bought.
There is loaf of bread in the office
of the society that has been recently
analysed The inside of the loaf is of
an orange yellow. and he outside is of
a ereenish rusty color. This, Mr..
Amerling said. is the result of adulter-
a'ed flour and poisonous yeast. The
flour is made in Minnesota, ard the
adu'terant. which is known as ''stone
-four" comes from the limestone
| country about Lancaster. in this S ate.
1t is added to the flour to give it weight
Condensed milk is also adulterated.
large quantities of salycic acid being
found by recent analyses. Soda wat
sirups, fruit jellies and preserved goods
are also found adulierated.
In every case of noodles, and there
W re twenty-six samples bought, adult
Ieration was found. Some are not yet
analysed. but the chemists are sure
there is chrome yellow in the dough
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